Bernice Clifton: Simply The Best

One day I will wear the Christmas Tree skirt out for a night of holiday socializing.

Black man! Black man!

Boogershakers!

I like Bernice because she and I have similar personalities. We’re both NUTS!

R4 is a little fruitcake!

Remember, Julia is the madam of Sugarbaker House, and my favorite black man is just one of the boys!

R6 I loved senior roundup!

Senior round up transcript 😆

Julia, Anthony and Charlene fill in as guests on Bernice's live cable access show at the last minute to talk about decorating... BERNICE: Hello, and welcome to Senior Roundup. I'm Bernice Clifton, your host for the week. Tonight we're talking about a problem that preys on the mind of every senior citizen -- sex for sale. But first, my guests -- Charlene Stillfield, Anthony Bouvier and Julia Sugarbaker of the Sugarbaker Design Firm. Now Julia, tell me, you're really kind of the Madame of Sugarbaker House. When you first get a new client, what really titillates and excites you? JULIA: I would hardly use the word "titillate". BERNICE: (to the camera crew and then back to Julia) That's not a nasty word, is it? I think it's ok, just don't shorten it. Now I understand that Anthony's role is to solicit business for all of you. Charlene, now let's just cut through the decorating scam. How many treats do you turn a week? CHARLENE: Treats? ANTHONY: I think she means "tricks". BERNICE: That's right. How many? ANTHONY: Excuse me, Mrs. Clifton, but I think you have us confused with the next segment. We are decorators. BERNICE: Oh sure. Everybody has to have something to fall back on. Now, Julia, let's talk about some of those bedrooms you've done -- and the people who've slept there. Just how comfortable did you make them? When we come back, Charlene and Julia -- the girls of decorating, and Anthony, the man who drives them. CAMERA PERSON: We'll be back on a 30. JULIA: Bernice, I don't know exactly what your problem is. I don't know if your medication is off, or if your arterial flow has just completely stopped, but I do know this. . . When we go back on the air, if you do not correct this, I am personally going to pick you up and throw you across the room. CAMERA PERSON: 3, 2, 1. . . Action. BERNICE: We're back, continuing our segment on Decorating Call Girls. I've been just been talking to Julia Sugarbaker about the role of Madame in the design world...

What ever happened to the gerbil that Bernice gave to Charlene as a baby shower "gag gift"?

OP you realize the series is on Hulu and you don't have to stay up that late?

My most memorable script was during the Clarence Thomas hearings and the revelations of his interest in "porn". During the congressional testimony, there was a mention of the porn movie "Long Dong Silver" and pubic hair had also been brought forward during the hearing. Well, the hearing testimony was fodder for an episode of Designing Women. At one point in the episode, Bernice turned and said, "I don't understand all the problems with Long John Silver. If I get pubic hair in my coke, I just ask for a new coke."

I know r10 but I’m an insomniac and like seeing it at 2 am.

I'd still like to know the answer to her very profound question.

"What does that mean? Someone left the cake out in the rain."